as in pile
a quantity of wood heaped together for burning a dead body
a funeral pyre
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Recent Examples of pyre
It is believed they may have been burned on a funerary pyre, however, no remains have been found.
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Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 25 Mar. 2025
As such, researchers think it may have been burned as part of a funeral pyre.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Feb. 2025
The smoke from funeral pyres fills the air of major cities and small towns alike.
—Ro Khanna, Foreign Affairs, 17 May 2021
The Nazis wanted to conceal the crime by burning the bodies on mass pyres.
—Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 22 Jan. 2025
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Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 25 Mar. 2025
As such, researchers think it may have been burned as part of a funeral pyre.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Feb. 2025
The smoke from funeral pyres fills the air of major cities and small towns alike.
—Ro Khanna, Foreign Affairs, 17 May 2021
The Nazis wanted to conceal the crime by burning the bodies on mass pyres.
—Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 22 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pyre
Noun
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Learning that medical options for managing the condition are limited to hormonal drugs and surgery just piles onto the disappointment.—
Erica Sloan,
SELF,
25 Apr. 2025
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That didn’t bother Robinson, who is an hobbyist diver and had already done a dive visit to the site before acquiring the sunken pile of rusty iron.—
Popular Science Team,
Popular Science,
24 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Teams had to choose between finding a bracelet in ginormous haystacks and delivering heaps of heavy wood via backpack and wheelbarrow, and both tasks turned out to be feats of strength.—
Nick Caruso,
TVLine,
16 Apr. 2025
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Starting at 1,000 square feet, the rooms are among the largest in Bangkok and offer heaps of space.—
Chris Schaklx,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Unify different areas with a retaining wall Short stacks create just the right amount of separation.—
Katherine McLaughlin,
Architectural Digest,
18 Apr. 2025
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A day after an October 2023 meeting with the group, a stack of papers belonging to Meloche was found, according to WEYI.—
Mike Stunson,
Kansas City Star,
17 Apr. 2025
Noun
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If finding indoor shelter is not an option: Avoid open fields, the top of a hill, or a ridge top.—
KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT,
Kansas City Star,
29 Apr. 2025
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This clue immediately brought to mind an image of Calvin and Hobbes in their red WAGON careening down a hill.—
Sally Hoelscher,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2025
Noun
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John Shine described to me a research trip to the hostile mountain environs of Tasmania, where snakes stay under cover except for the 20 or 30 warm days each year.—
Stephen S. Hall,
Time,
21 Apr. 2025
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Dense banks of sponges cling to the summits and slopes of underwater mountains.—
Christian Elliott,
Smithsonian Magazine,
21 Apr. 2025
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“Pyre.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pyre. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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